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How to Reset the TV after the V-Chip
Blocks a Channel (“Emergency Escape”)
If the TV is tuned to a restricted channel, the V-Chip will block it. The screen will go blank and the following
message will appear: “Excessive rating.”
To resume normal viewing, tune to a different channel using the number buttons. Under certain conditions
(depending on the rating of the local TV programs) the V-Chip might lock out all the channels. In this case,
use the V-Chip function for an “emergency escape”:
Press the
MENU
button to display the menu
.
Press the
CH
▼
button three times to select the “Function”
menu and press the
VOL +
button.
Press the
CH
▼
button three times to highlight the “V-chip” menu and press the
VOL +
button.
Enter your PIN number, and press the
VOL +
button to temporarily disable the V-Chip Lock.
5
Repeatedly press the
CH
▼
button to select a
particular MPAA category.
Pressing the
CH
▼
button
will cycle through the
MPAA categories:
B/U
G
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
PG
PG-13
R
NC-17
X
NR
G
General audience (no restrictions).
PG
Parental guidance suggested.
PG-13
PG-13 (Parents strongly cautioned).
R
R (Restricted. Children under 17 should
be accompanied by an adult).
NC-17
No children under age 17.
X
X (Adults only).
NR
Not rated.
3
The “V-chip” screen will
appear.
Press the
CH
▼
button
twice, and select “MPAA
rating.”
4
While “MPAA rating” is
selected, press the
VOL +
button. The “MPAA rat-
ing” screen will appear.
B/U
G
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
PG
PG-13
R
NC-17
X
NR
While a particular category is selected, press
VOL +
to activate it.
A letter (“U” or “B”) will be displayed. Press
CH
▲
or
CH
▼
to select “U” or”B”.
Press MENU four times to save the settings and to clear all screens.
Note: The V-Chip will automatically block any category that is “more restrictive.” For example, if you
block the “PG-13” category, then “R,” “NC-17,” and “X” will automatically be blocked also.
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